Colorimetric method for quantifying human stratum corneum removed by adhesive-tape-stripping

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 186-189

  Dreher, F ^a   Arens, A ^b   Hostynek J J ^a   Mudumba, S ^a   Ademola, J ^a   Maibach, H I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colorimetric protein assay; D Squame disk; Quantitative methods

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COLORIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRATUM CORNEUM; TECHNIQUE; WEIGHT;

ADHESIVES; ADULT; BANDAGES; CALIBRATION; COLORIMETRY; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0031923971     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000155598441495     Document Type: Article

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